Baren Digest            Thursday, 19 September 2002    Volume 20 : Number 1963


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From: "Gillyin Gatto" <gillying#Maineline.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 1956 08:50:29 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19227] Maria's puzzle prints 

hi  Maria
  i like Bajo La Sombre

and noticed the acacia/cat claw   tree in there !

great work    thanks  Gillyin

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From: "Maria Arango" <maria#mariarango.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 08:43:20 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19228] Puzzle Project UPDATE  

I have heard from 18 people already on the puzzle project. I must say you
are all very friendly and funny signer-uppers, I spent the night laughing at
your emails.
"me me me!!!" was the most common format :-)
As promised, I will accommodate everyone, so keep signing up. We are now
into the second panel!

Revised plan:
TWO pannels 20" x 28" will be sawn to smitherines and distributed. The
underlying guiding lines will remain one design, which will now span the two
panels. The print will be a two-panel print and everyone will get both
prints. Blocks will be randomly asigned, will contain the coordinates of
where your block resides in the puzzle (like a map 3-A), and the orientation
will be predetermined (portrait/landscape).
(ASIDE: the reason I want to keep the panels that size is because I'm
printing on my trusty little press and want to keep handling the sheets of
paper and loose blocks as manageable as possible. Once I build a jig to hold
the puzzle together, this size will just fit on my press bed.)
(ASIDE ASIDE: everyone is invited to witness/help with the printing, of
course, but since it will have to be in the summer I would warn that this is
not the comfiest time to visit Vegas.)

The project now has a home page:
http://www.1000woodcuts.com/puzzle/project.html

This will be the portal to the process pictures and also as blocks are
received back, I will upload the pieces. Won't that be a scanning/cropping
nightmare!

Maria

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Maria Arango
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
maria#mariarango.com
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From: Legreenart#cs.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:50:12 EDT
Subject: [Baren 19229] Re: Baren Digest V20 #1962 


Leslie Koptcho, printmaking instructor, seems to be running as fast as she 
can! Kathleen Baker Pittman and I didn't confirm our schedule til the last 
minute, and we were there only for an evening and a day. She said she wanted 
us to get a chance to meet some other people, but the schedule was so tight, 
it didn't happen. The printmaking facilities and the variety of printmaking 
related courses, present and planned(like papermaking) were really 
impressive. We did get to tag along after our talk to the undergrad print 
class to the bookarts class library visit. We showed the slides from 
Hand-Pulled Prints, and talked about submitting for shows, starting  coop 
studios, etc. 
       We were really impressed with the art department there. When you are 
teaching, invite us back!

Le Green


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From: Julio.Rodriguez#walgreens.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 15:38:34 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19230] Re: Puzzle Project UPDATE 09/18/2002 03:42:17 PM 

Great project idea Maria.....7-8 months deadline...uhmmmm! That's about a
May 2003 printing..Good timing....just in time for the Baren Kansas City
Summit.......will you be bringing the blocks all the way to KC for Show &
Tell ?  {;-)

Julio



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From: LEAFRUTH#aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 18:05:01 EDT
Subject: [Baren 19231] Re: Baren Digest V20 #1962 

In a message dated 9/18/02 8:00:57 AM, owner-baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp writes:

<< http://www.1000woodcuts.com/Studionotes/scroll/scrollsaw.html >>

O.K Maria You're on, please include me.  I love you're new work.  Ruth Leaf

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From: Dan Dew <ddew0001#tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 18:29:19 -0400
Subject: [Baren 19232] Too much 

I have come to the conclusion that attempting to carve, print and manage
more than five reduction blocks and one multi color blocks print is too much
at any one time.  I think I'll go back to two or three at a time.
I am sorry to say that I cannot keep up with Maria!

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Daniel L. Dew
ddew0001#tampabay.rr.com
ddew#tampabay.rr.com
http://www.dandew.com
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From: Julio.Rodriguez#walgreens.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:29:15 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19233] Re: Too much 09/18/2002 05:32:59 PM 

Who can ?  Keep up with Maria that is.........!

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From: "Maria Arango" <maria#mariarango.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:03:47 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19234] RE: Too much 


> I have come to the conclusion that attempting to carve, print and manage
> more than five reduction blocks and one multi color blocks print
> is too much
> at any one time.  I think I'll go back to two or three at a time.
> I am sorry to say that I cannot keep up with Maria!
>
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Daniel L. Dew


Hey Dan, most of my prints of late have been one-color or the infamous
puzzles. Also, you're a working man with family to care for, I'm exclusively
an artist with self-sustaining cats and wolf-mixes that only demand a walk
3x/week. Anyway, 14-hour days are norm right now; in another weekend I'm
starting art-festival season again and you won't hear from me much!
Besides, art is fun, that other stuff they call "work" isn't quite as much
fun. I feel like I play all day.

Maria

PS 23 puzzle sign-ups at this writing, I will update the web page daily. I
also deleted the @ character on everyone's email address but mine so they
won't be harvested by those evil beings who would like to enlarge everyone.

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Maria Arango
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
maria#mariarango.com
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From: Sharri LaPierre <Barebonesart#attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:29:14 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19235] Re: Baren Digest V20 #1962 

Maria,
Your friend is very right - do not fear (though I really, for the life 
of me, cannot picture you fearing anything) breaking those saw blades. I 
have cut zinc and copper plates with mine, snapping blades right and 
left.  Do wear goggles, though, every once in a while, a little piece of 
something will fly up and get you.

You get wonderful ideas from your end-orphans.  I can hardly wait to get 
started on a puzzle piece.

Sharri


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From: FurryPressII#aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:27:45 EDT
Subject: [Baren 19236] Re: Too much 

art is my obsession    full time does allow for a lot of production.     so i 
know where Ms M. is coming from.       some times i wish i was not obssesed 
but i don't really have a choice on it.

john

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From: Wanda <robertson#canby.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:35:58 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19237] Re: endorphins and fun project proposal 

Sign me up, Maria. I'm not committed (yet) but I think I probably should be!

Wanda

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From: Pgiclas#aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:40:26 EDT
Subject: [Baren 19238] Re: the puzzle project empresaria 

How can I refuse such an interesting challenge??  Sign me up, too, please.  
Patsy

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From: "Maria Arango" <maria#mariarango.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 21:18:07 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19239] puzzle update 

28 participants are signed up as of now. Like...wow! I took myself out of
the participants list so there would be more room.
Ideally, I would like to have 4 more people, to complete the 32 pieces (16
on each panel). This will be awesome! Guess I better order some blocks...

A couple of interesting issues have come up.
One was whether the orientation of the piece would be pre-set my moi; the
answer is yes. Each participant will get their little strange block with the
predrawn lines as explained. The back of the piece will have an arrow
indicating which way is up.

The other issue is about proofing. The blocks will come tinted in mid-gray
or walnut (I haven't decided!) so that carving is obvious as it proceeds.
Now, if someone would want to proof their block, it would have to be in
water-based inks. I see a couple of problems. One is that the carved lines
won't be "virgin" anymore. I had planned to mount the finished block for all
to see. The other issue is about shrinkage and expansion. If a block is
proofed with water based inks, will it expand and not fit back into its
little place anymore?
I will probably cut the block with a jigsaw, which has bigger blades than my
scroll saw. The separation lines will be obvious and part of the design. So
maybe shrinkage/expansion won't be a problem? Vegas is very dry, so all the
blocks should shrink pretty tightly about a day or so after arriving. I will
print with oil based inks, which would print fine after a water based
proofing. Anybody have any ideas about this?

I guess I better do this now, huh? :-)
Maria

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Maria Arango
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
maria#mariarango.com
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From: Julianne <jkershaw#squirrel.com.au>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 18:42:52 +1000
Subject: [Baren 19240] Re: puzzle update 

Hope I'm not too late - please sign me up. It will be a shame if you
arn't among the participants Maria.

Julianne



Maria Arango wrote:

> 
> 28 participants are signed up as of now. Like...wow! I took myself out of
> the participants list so there would be more room.
> Ideally, I would like to have 4 more people, to complete the 32 pieces (16
> on each panel). This will be awesome! Guess I better order some blocks...
>


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From: FurryPressII#aol.com
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 07:58:55 EDT
Subject: [Baren 19241] Re: puzzle update 

maria how about an artist book with each piece printed sept. as long as a 
print with all the pieces?

john center

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